What does research have to say about Happiness?

Positive psychology is in its infancy but already researchers worldwide are swapping examples of research, which throw light on ways to bring up children and young people to have happy and more productive lives.

This section of the website is dedicated to capturing these gems in short summaries, which give parents (and teachers) some useful pointers. It may surprise you how close some of this advice is to what you'd expect from your great aunt.

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Happiness 1: hug
Happiness 2: imagine your "best possible future self"


Also see the slideshow below (for individual slides to view, go here)